The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, February 1, 2116
Waning Gibbous
87.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
9:44 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.8%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 6.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.85° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.05° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.